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Communicating With Your Teen—How to Approach Conversations With Empathy and Understanding
Establishing a connection with your teen is the basis for effectively supporting their mental well-being and social and emotional learning. When we love someone, we are interested in them and in their thoughts and feelings. As your child grows, communication Read more >>
In our interactions with our children, each of us has the choice to respond in ways that either strengthen or weaken our relationships with them. Read more >>
Parenting With Empathy [downloadable]
Want to parent with more empathy but can’t think of what to say? Here are some no-fail sentences to get you started in any situation. Read more >>
A Trusted Space: Professional Learning and Curriculum for California Educators [web resource]
A Trusted Space is a 60-minute mini professional development program designed to help teachers and other youth-serving adults work together with students to create trusted atmospheres where healing and learning happen naturally. Read more >>
30 Days Of Mental Health Lessons Library [web resource] [downloadable]
These downloadable lessons from the TREP Project are a resource for educators to enhance student mental health literacy. Read more >>
What’s the Role of Teachers in Supporting Student Mental Health?
What’s a healthy balance of teaching and mental health support that will help students thrive while keeping teachers’ jobs manageable? Edutopia talked to teachers and mental health experts to find answers. Read more >>
How to Help Kids Understand and Manage Their Emotions
Babies cry, toddlers have tantrums. At some point, parents expect their kids to start managing their feelings without epic meltdowns. Read more >>
Self-Advocacy: Representing Yourself and Your Interests
When provided with the foundation of a safe environment, trusted mentors and opportunities to engage, all young people can be empowered to develop the skills they need to become self-advocates and elevate their voices. Read more >>
Self-Advocacy & Learning Disabilities
Self-advocacy gives students with learning disabilities the confidence to ask for the tools they need to be successful in the real world. The strategy not only benefits children at school, but in explaining their learning disability to friends and family Read more >>
Most people have some idea of what “self-advocacy” is, but it helps to define it. At its heart, self-advocacy is the ability to communicate what your needs are. Read more >>
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CHC Palo Alto:
650 Clark Way, Palo Alto, CA 94304
650.326.5530
CHC South Bay:
2280 Kenwood Avenue, San Jose, CA 95128
408.831.7512
CHC Ravenswood:
1765 E Bayshore Rd, East Palo Alto, CA 94303
650.702.2487
